(education) The granting of approval to an institution of higher learning by an official review board after the school has met certain requirements.
The act of accrediting.
The giving of credentials.
achroodextrin
achroodextrin
noun
Alternative form of achrodextrin
acrochordinae
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
adenocancroid
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
adenometritis
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
administrator
administrator
noun
(computing) One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network
(law) A person who manages or settles the estate of an intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent executor; one to whom the right of administration has been committed by competent authority
One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager
adminstration
admortization
admortization
noun
(law) In feudal law, the reducing of lands or tenements to mortmain.
adrenotrophin
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
aerodontalgia
aerodontalgia
noun
(dentistry) Pain in the teeth caused by changes in air pressure.
aerodynamical
aerodynamical
adj
Synonym of aerodynamic
afrikanderdom
aggradational
aggradational
adj
(geology) Pertaining to or formed by aggradation.
airconditions
aldosteronism
aldosteronism
noun
(pathology) A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties
alectrionidae
aminoaciduria
aminoaciduria
noun
(medicine) The presence of amino acids in the urine.
amygdonitrile
anacromyodian
anaphrodisiac
anaphrodisiac
adj
Antaphrodisiac (capable of reducing the sex drive).
noun
An antaphrodisiac (substance which reduces the sex drive).
anaphroditous
anchitherioid
andersonville
androclclinia
androdioecism
androdioecism
noun
The property of being androdioecious.
androgonidium
androgonidium
noun
An androspore
androsphinges
androsphinxes
androsphinxes
noun
plural of androsphinx
aneroidograph
angiocarditis
anhydrization
anhydromyelia
animadversion
animadversion
noun
(countable) A criticism, a critical remark.
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being animadversive.
anomorhomboid
anoplotheroid
antaphroditic
antaphroditic
adj
(obsolete, medicine) antaphrodisiac
(obsolete, medicine) antisyphilitic
antherozoidal
anthophoridae
anthosiderite
anthropoidean
anticonductor
antidemocracy
antidemocracy
adj
Opposed to democracy.
noun
Opposition to democracy.
antimodernism
antimodernism
noun
A movement that opposes modernism.
antimodernist
antimodernist
adj
Opposing modernism.
noun
One who opposes modernism.
antiorthodoxy
antiradiation
antiradiation
adj
Countering radiation.
antireduction
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
antitradition
antitradition
adj
(sociology) Opposing tradition.
arachnoiditis
arachnoiditis
noun
(pathology) A neuropathic disease caused by the inflammation of the arachnoid, one of the membranes that surround and protect the nerves of the spinal cord.
archidiaconal
archidiaconal
adj
(Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy) Pertaining to an archdeacon.
archidiskodon
armageddonist
arundinaceous
arundinaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a reed or cane
astrodynamics
astrodynamics
noun
The study of the motion of rockets and other spacecraft usually from Newton's laws of motion and Newton's law of universal gravitation.
attiwendaronk
autoreduction
autoreduction
noun
(inorganic chemistry) reduction in the absence of a reducing agent
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
banderilleros
banderilleros
noun
plural of banderillero
benzoperoxide
bidirectional
bidirectional
adj
Moving in two directions (usually opposite)
Operating or functioning in two directions (usually opposite)
noun
Such an antenna or microphone
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
blomstrandine
blomstrandine
noun
(mineralogy) A basic oxide mineral containing a mixture of several rare earths
bloodcurdling
bloodcurdling
adj
Causing great horror or terror.
bloodripeness
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardsmanship
boardsmanship
noun
Alternative form of boardmanship
bookbinderies
bookbinderies
noun
plural of bookbindery
bordelonville
brachioganoid
brachydontism
branchiopodan
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
bridgehampton
broadcastings
broadcastings
noun
plural of broadcasting
broadmindedly
broadmindedly
adv
Alternative form of broad-mindedly
brombenzamide
brongniardite
brongniardite
noun
(mineralogy) A lead-silver sulfantimonide with 26.2% silver, some of which is apparently diaphorite and some canfieldite.
carbodynamite
carbodynamite
noun
A form of dynamite in which charcoal is used as the absorbent
carcinomatoid
carcinomatoid
adj
(medicine) Having an appearance resembling that of carcinomata, often histopathologically.
cardiogenesis
cardiogenesis
noun
The development of the embryonic heart
cardiokinetic
cardiokinetic
adj
That excites or stimulates the heart.
noun
A drug that stimulates the heart.
cardionephric
cardionephric
adj
nephrocardiac
cardiophrenia
cartilaginoid
cartilaginoid
adj
(anatomy) Resembling or having the characteristics of cartilage.
noun
(medicine) A cartilage-like nodule, growth or other structure, which is not part of the normal anatomy.
centropomidae
cephaloridine
cephaloridine
noun
A particular cephalosporin antibiotic.
chlorhexidine
chlorhexidine
noun
(pharmacology) A particular chemical antiseptic and bacteriostatic.
chloroguanide
chloroguanide
noun
Proguanil.
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chondriosomal
chondriosomes
chondriosomes
noun
plural of chondriosome
chondroclasis
chondrolipoma
chondromucoid
chondromucoid
noun
(obsolete, anatomy) The combination of chondroitin sulfate and collagen fibres that gives cartilage its resilience and flexibility.
chondrosamine
chondrosamine
noun
(dated) galactosamine
chorioadenoma
chorioadenoma
noun
(pathology) An adenoma of the chorion
cinemelodrama
circumdiction
circumduction
circumduction
noun
(Scotland, law) The act of circumducing.
(anatomy) The circular (or, more precisely, conical) movement of a body part, such as a ball-and-socket joint or the eye. It consists of a combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction.
cleidocranial
cleidocranial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the clavicle and the cranium.
cleidosternal
cnemidophorus
coadventuring
codirectional
codirectional
adj
Operating in the same direction
commandeering
commandeering
verb
present participle of commandeer
commandership
commandership
noun
The role of a commander.
comprehending
comprehending
verb
present participle of comprehend
comradeliness
comradeliness
noun
The state or quality of being comradely.
concordantial
concordantial
adj
Of or pertaining to a concordance (especially to a concordance of the Bible)
conductimeter
conductimeter
noun
Alternative form of conductometer
conductorship
conductorship
noun
The position of conductor of an orchestra.
confederacies
confederacies
noun
plural of confederacy
confederalist
confederalist
noun
A member of a confederation.
confederating
confederating
verb
present participle of confederate
confederation
confederation
noun
A union or alliance of states or political organizations.
The act of forming an alliance.
confederatism
confederative
confederative
adj
Of or pertaining to confederates of a confederation.
confederatize
confervoideae
confidentiary
confirmedness
confirmedness
noun
The quality of being confirmed.
conidiiferous
conquistadors
consderations
considerately
considerately
adv
In a considerate manner.
consideration
consideration
noun
(law) A matter of inducement for something promised; something valuable given as recompense for a promise, which causes the promise to become binding as a contract.
A payment or other recompense for something done.
Importance, claim to notice, regard.
Something considered as a reason or ground for a (possible) decision.
The tendency to consider others.
The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition).
considerative
considerative
adj
(archaic) considerate; careful; thoughtful
consideringly
consideringly
adv
in a manner suggesting one is considering, pensively
consolidators
consolidators
noun
plural of consolidator
constrainedly
constrainedly
adv
in a constrained manner; subject to constraint
containerized
containerized
adj
Alternative form of containerised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of containerize
contemporised
contemporised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemporise
contemporized
contemporized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemporize
contrabandism
contrabandism
noun
traffic in contraband goods; smuggling
contrabandist
contrabandist
noun
A dealer in contraband.
contradicting
contradicting
verb
present participle of contradict
contradiction
contradiction
noun
(countable) A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions.
(countable) A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms.
(countable, uncountable) The act of contradicting.
(logic, countable) A proposition that is false for all values of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms.
contradictive
contradictive
adj
(now rare) Contradictory.
contradictory
contradictory
adj
Mutually exclusive.
Tending to contradict or oppose, contrarious.
That contradicts something, such as an argument.
That is diametrically opposed to something.
That is itself a contradiction.
noun
(logic) Either of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false.
coordinations
coordinations
noun
plural of coordination
coproductions
coproductions
noun
plural of coproduction
corresponding
corresponding
adj
that have a similar relationship
noun
A correspondence; the situation where things correspond or match.
verb
present participle of correspond
coryphaenidae
cosubordinate
counteradvice
counteradvice
noun
Advice that goes against other advice; opposite advice.
counteradvise
counteradvise
verb
To give the opposite advice.
counterdesire
counterdesire
noun
An opposite desire.
counterdigged
counterfeited
counterfeited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterfeit